Attachment for cell phones

ABSTRACT

An attachment for cell phones contains a light and bottle opener. The attachment may be affixed to or be removably attached to the back of a cell phone and/or to a cell phone case. If removable, the structure attaches to the back of a cell phone or case via VELCRO® fastening. The removable light may be held in place by the bottle opener and/or by walls formed on the plate. In another embodiment, the bottle opener also serves as a spring loaded belt clip.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is an attachment for cell phones which attachmentcontains a light and bottle opener. The attachment may be affixed to orbe removably attached to the back of a cell phone and/or to a cell phonecase. If removable, the structure attaches to the back of a cell phoneor case via VELCRO® fastening. The removable light may be held in placeby the bottle opener and/or by walls formed on the plate. In anotherembodiment, the bottle opener also serves as a spring loaded belt clip.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION AND DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

The present invention enables a cell phone to have additional practicalfunctions for the user, namely a bottle opener and a light. Theinvention is an attachment onto the back of the phone or cell phone casewhich carries the opener and the light. The light is removable as welland may be partially held in place by the structure of the bottleopener.

The prior art is represented by the following:

1,516,647 Saunders 3,370,163 Brill 4,831,504 Nishizawa, et al. 5,313,376McIntosh 5,442,529 Hoover 5,829,965 Rubalcava 6,027,224 Schnell

-   -   Illuminated Bottle Opener from Nonteen Innovative        http://sourcing.tctrade.com/cgi-bin/hkei.dll/Jsp/Hkei/Template_ProductDetail.cmd?.    -   Swiss Army SwissCard Lite        http://nashvilleknifeshop.com/viswarswlion.html.

Saunders discloses a removable light attached to a pencil. Brill has alight shining onto table utensils. Nishizawa, et al. disclose in FIG.2(b) VELCRO® fastening of a tool illuminating device for a key or othertool. McIntosh shows an illuminated multi-tool including a bottleopener. Hoover shows a lighted pocket knife. Rubalcava discloses awaiter's wine and bottle opener attached to a cigarette lighter. Schnellshows a multi tool and a flashlight. The Nonteen website shows anilluminated bottle opener. The SwissCard device is an illuminated toolholder.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an attachment forcell phones to provide the user with additional convenience.

It is another object of the invention to provide a cell phone attachmentwhich includes an illuminating light and a bottle opener.

It is another object of the invention to provide an attachment of theclass described where the light is removable from the attachment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cell phone with the assembly of theinvention attached thereto;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the invention shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a side view of another embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As shown in FIGS. 1-2, a cellular telephone 1 has the invention attachedto the back of the phone. The invention includes a mounting plate 4having two elevated support end portions 5 and 6 formed at one endthereof and a wall portion 7 formed intermediate of the ends of theplate. The plate 4 has a bottle opener 2 fixedly mounted thereon. Thelight 3 is preferably a small battery operated high intensity light. Itis removably held in place by friction fit between walls 5, 6, and 7 andalso by a portion of bottle opener 2.

The plate 4 may be permanently attached to the phone as by adhesive, orremovably attached via hook and pile VELCRO® fasteners, for example. Inthis construction, the hook fasteners are attached to the back of thephone so and the pile fasteners attached to the back of mounting plate4.

FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment aspring 8 if inserted between the bottle opener and the top of supportingwall 7. This allows the bottle opener to also function as a belt clipfor the cell phone and the attachment against the force of spring 8which urges the bottle opener from the position shown in FIG. 3 to theposition shown in FIGS. 1-2. An additional fastening (not shown) may beprovided to securely hold the end of the bottle opener against the plate4.

Further modifications to the methods and apparatus of the invention maybe made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1. An attachment for a cellular telephone comprising: a mounting plate,a light removably attached to said mounting plate; a bottle openerpivotally mounted on said mounting plate; and at least two walls formedon said mounting plate for frictionally supporting said light on saidmounting plate, wherein a portion of said bottle opener is resilientlyplaced onto said light to hold said light onto said mounting plate.
 2. Amulti-function attachment comprising, a mounting plate; a lightremovably attached to said mounting plate; and spring loaded pivotallymounted bottle opener means affixed to said mounting plate for pivotinginto and out of engagement with said light to directly contact saidlight to hold said light onto said mounting plate in a first pivotedposition and to clip said attachment to a user in a second pivotedposition.
 3. The multi-function attachment of claim 2 further includingat least two wall portions formed on said mounting plate forfrictionally holding said light on said mounting plate.
 4. Themulti-attachment of claim 3 wherein said bottle opener is mounted on thetop of one of said wall portions.
 5. The multi-function attachment ofclaim 3 further including means attached to said mounting plate forremovably attaching said plate to a cellular telephone or to a cellulartelephone case.